Le Beau Mariage (A Good Marriage) (1982)

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Le Beau Marriage, aka The Perfect Marriage, is the second of Eric Rohmer's "Comedies et Proverbes". Beatrice Romand (the adolescent star of Rohmer's Claire's Knee, now nicely grown up) impulsively decides that Andre Dussolier-whom she barely knows--would make an ideal husband. Now she must convince… More Le Beau Marriage, aka The Perfect Marriage, is the second of Eric Rohmer's "Comedies et Proverbes". Beatrice Romand (the adolescent star of Rohmer's Claire's Knee, now nicely grown up) impulsively decides that Andre Dussolier-whom she barely knows--would make an ideal husband. Now she must convince him that she'll make an ideal wife. Leaving her old boy friend in the dust, Romand launches her single-purposed pursuit of Dussolier. But because she's jumped in and started swimming without first checking the waters, our headstrong heroine is in for a major disappointment. Even after she's down, however, Romand refuses to be counted out. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Eric Rohmer
Written By: Eric Rohmer
Genres: Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1982 Wide
On DVD: Jun 15, 1999
Studio: Media Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
A comedy in the classic sense.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The scope of Le Beau Mariage is limited, but everything within it is well-defined and magically, unexpectedly, illuminating.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's the kind of soft film that Chabrol would turn into a thriller, while smearing the bourgeois lifestyle.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Acutely exact both psychologically and socially.
Dan Callahan, ToxicUniverse.com
You might be surprised to discover that watching Rohmer's films consistently actually improves your own moral character, or at least alerts you to the possibility of change.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Le Beau Marriage probes the idea that one can make love happen by an act of will.
, Film4
Despite its cynical look at the motivation behind some marriages, it ultimately has a romantic heart.

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Anthony L

I think the big problem with this instalment (the 2nd) of Rohmer's Comedies et Proverbes is that it isn't particularly funny. Beatrice Romand was much more likable as a child, I found her character to be quite annoying, perhaps this was intentional but for all the… More
I think the big problem with this instalment (the 2nd) of Rohmer's Comedies et Proverbes is that it isn't particularly funny. Beatrice Romand was much more likable as a child, I found her character to be quite annoying, perhaps this was intentional but for all the comparisons made between Rohmer and the films of Chabrol, at least Chabrol had the decency of killing off half of his cast - something that would have improved Le Beau Mariage quite considerably.
Anthony V

An interesting study on the hazards of adopting a moral code.